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Class IX Chapter 1
Number Sustems Maths

Exercise 1.1 Question
Is zero a rational number? Can you write it in the form , where p and q are integers
0?
and q
Answer:
Yes. Zero is a rational number as it can be represented as etc.
Question 2:
Find six rational numbers between 3 and 4.

Find five rational numbers between Answer:
There are infinite rational numbers between .

Therefore, rational numbers between are
Answer:

There are infinite rational numbers in between 3 an d 4.
3 and 4 can be represented as respectively.
Therefore, rational numbers between 3 and 4 are

Question 3:
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Question 4:
State whether the following statements are true or false. Give reasons for your answers.
(i) Every natural number is a whole number.
(ii) Every integer is a whole number.
(iii) Every rational number is a whole number.
Answer:
(i) True; since the collection of whole numbers contains all natural numbers.
(ii) False; as integers may be negative but whole numbers are positive. For example: 3
is an integer but not a whole number.
(iii) False; as rational numbers may be fractional but whole numbers may not be. For
example: is a rational number but not a whole number.















Exercise 1.2 Question 1:
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State whether the following statements are true or false. Justify your answers.
(i) Every irrational number is a real number.
(ii) Every point on the number line is of the form , where m is a natural number.
(iii) Every real number is an irrational number.
Answer:
(i) True; since the collection of real numbers is made up of rational and irrational numbers.
(ii) False; as negative numbers cannot be expressed as the square root of any other
number.
(iii) False; as real numbers include both rational and irrational numbers. Therefore, every
real number cannot be an irrational number.
Question 2:
Are the square roots of all positive integers irrational? If not, give an example of the square
root of a number that is a rational number.
Answer:
If numbers such as are considered,
Then here, 2 and 3 are rational numbers. Thus, the square roots of all positive integers
are not irrational.

perpendicular to OA. Then, taking O as centre and OB as radius, draw an arc
Show how can be represented on the number line.

Mark a point A representing 2 on number line. Now, construct AB of unit length
Question 3:
Answer:
We know that,
And,
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intersecting number line at C.
C is representing .






















Exercise 1.3 Question 1:
Write the following in decimal form and say what kind of decimal expansion each . Can
you predict what the decimal expansion of
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are, without actually doing the long division? If so, how?
[Hint: Study the remainders while finding the value of carefully.] Answer:
, where p and q are integers and q
0.
10x = 6 + x


10 x 6.666 =
Yes. It can be done as follows.

Question 3:
Express the f ollowing in the form
( i) ( ii) ( iii)
Answer:
( i)
Let x = 0.666
9 x 6 =


( ii)

Let x = 0.777
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1000x = 1 + x
999x = 1

Question 4:
Express 0.99999in the form . Are you surprised by your answer? With your teacher
and classmates discuss why the answer makes sense.
Answer:
Let x = 0.9999
10x = 9.9999
10x = 9 + x
9x = 9 x =
1
Question 5:
What can the maximum number of digits be in the repeating block of digits in the decimal
expansion of ? Perform the division to check your answer.
Answer:
It can be observed that,
10 x 7.777 =

1000 x 1.001001 =
10 x = 7 + x


( iii)
Let x = 0.001001
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There are 16 digits in the repeating block of the decimal expansion of .
Question 6:
Look at several examples of rational numbers in the form (q 0), where p and q are
integers with no common factors other than 1 and having terminating decimal
representations (expansions). Can you guess what property q must satisfy?
Answer:
Terminating decimal expansion will occur when denominator q of rational number
is either of 2, 4, 5, 8, 10, and so on

It can be observed that terminating decimal may be obtained in the situation where
prime factorisation of the denominator of the given fractions has the power of 2 only or
5 only or both.
Question 7:
Write three numbers whose decimal expansions are non-terminating non-recurring.
Answer:
3 numbers whose decimal expansions are non-terminating non-recurring are as
follows.
0.505005000500005000005
0.7207200720007200007200000 0.080080008000080000080000008
Question
8:
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Find three different irrational numbers between the rational numbers .
Answer:

3 irrational numbers are as follows.
0.73073007300073000073
0.75075007500075000075
0.79079007900079000079 Question
9:

As the decimal expansion of this number is non-terminating non-recurring, therefore, it
is an irrational number.
(ii)
It is a rational number as it can be represented in form.
(iii) 0.3796
As the decimal expansion of this number is terminating, therefore, it is a rational number.
(iv) 7.478478
As the decimal expansion of this number is non-terminating recurring, therefore, it is a
rational number.
(v) 1.10100100010000
and
Classify the following numbers as rational or irrational:

( i) ( ii) ( iii) 0.3796
( iv) 7.478478 (v) 1.101001000100001
( i)
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As the decimal expansion of this number is non-terminating non-repeating, therefore, it
is an irrational number.


















Exercise 1.4 Question
1:
Visualise 3.765 on the number line using successive magnification.
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4.2626 can be visualised as in the following steps.

Answer:

= 4.2626
3.765 can be visualised as in the following steps.

Question 2:
Visualise on the number line, up to 4 decimal places.
Answer:
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Exercise 1.5 Question 1:
1Classify the following numbers as rational or irrational:

As the decimal expansion of this expression is non-terminating non-recurring,
therefore, it is an irrational number.

( i) ( ii) ( iii)
( iv) ( v) 2
Answer:
( i) = 2 2.2360679
= 0.2360679
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form, therefore, it is a rational
number. form, therefore, it is a
rational number.
As the decimal expansion of this expression is non-terminating non-recurring,
therefore, it is an irrational number.
(v) 2 = 2(3.1415 )
= 6.2830
As the decimal expansion of this expression is non-terminating non-recurring,
therefore, it is an irrational number.

( ii)
As it can be represented in
( iii)
As it can be represented in
( iv)
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Recall, is defined as the ratio of the circumference (say c) of a circle to its diameter
(say d). That is, . This seems to contradict the fact that is irrational. How will you
resolve this contradiction?
Answer:
There is no contradiction. When we measure a length with scale or any other
instrument, we only obtain an approximate rational value. We never obtain an exact
value. For this reason, we may not realise that either c or d is irrational. Therefore,
the fraction is irrational. Hence, is irrational.
Question 4:
Represent on the number line.
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Answer:
Mark a line segment OB = 9.3 on number line. Further, take BC of 1 unit. Find the midpoint
D of OC and draw a semi-circle on OC while taking D as its centre. Draw a
perpendicular to line OC passing through point B. Let it intersect the semi-circle at E.


Rationalise the denominators of the following:
Taking B as centre and BE as radius, draw an arc in tersecting number line at F. BF
is .

Question 5:

( i) ( ii)
( iii) ( iv)
Answer:
( i)
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Exercise 1.6 Question 1:
Find:
(i)


( ii)

( iii)

( iv)


( ii) ( iii)
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Answer:

( i)

( ii)

( iii)

Question 2:

Find:
( i) ( ii) ( iii)
( iv)
Answer:
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Question 3:


( i)

( ii)

( iii)

( iv)


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